MASS, a Cohort plc company, in a teaming arrangement with the Denim Group, will make ThreadStrong available for the first time in the UK. It’s an e-Learning platform that trains software developers to incorporate security at the code level.
After a cyber attack, the damage or loss to a company’s reputation can have an impact on profits or future business, the firms say. Protection from cyber threats should be multi-layered, the companies suggest. Developing secure software is, they say, the most essential element in protecting corporate assets and reducing vulnerability to cyber attacks.
ThreadStrong, to be made available for the first time in the UK, makes use of “hands-on”, online training and offers support to software developers in creating secure software. The training provided through ThreadStrong, and now offered by MASS, allows software developers to write code with security built in at the ground level offering protection against cyber threats. Course modules are continually available as a reference tool that developers can return to after training to refresh their knowledge.
John Dickson, Denim Group Principal, said: “We are pleased to announce this educational alliance with MASS. By leveraging the ThreadStrong secure development e-Learning library, MASS will be able to provide a distributed learning approach for client development teams.”
And Ashley Lane, Managing Director of MASS, said: “Our history in secure solutions stretches back over 30 years. Our approach to cyber security training allows our customers and their staff to understand the threats they face and the countermeasures they can adopt. With ThreadStrong e-Learning, we can now offer software development teams training in creating software that is resilient to cyber attack.”
